Manuscript/Mixed Material The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts
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Image 1 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 8880 22 JAN 1931 THE MULEBONE A COMEDY OF NEGRO LIFE IN THREE ACTS BY LANGSTON HUGHES and ZORA HURSTON- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 2 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts CHARACTERS JIM WESTON Guitarist Methodist slightly arrogant agressive somewhat selfimportant ready with his tongue DAVE CARTER Dancer Baptist soft happygolucky character slightly dumb and unable to talk rapidly and wittily DAISY TAYLOR…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 3 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 3 ACT I SETTING The raised porch of JOE CLARKS Store and the street in front Porch stretches almost completely across the stage with a plank bench at either end At the…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 4 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 4 and SIM MOSELY and several others seated on boxes kegs benches and floor of the porch TONY TAYLOR is sitting on steps of porch with empty basket MRS TAYLOR comes out…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 5 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 5 MATT BRAZZLE Sister Roberts is en town agin If she was mine Ill be henfired if I wouldnt break her down in de lines loins good as dat man is to…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 6 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 6 LIGE And whut she dont see she whoops for it just de same MRS ROBERTS In dramatic begging pose Mist Clark Aint you boin do nuthinâ for me And you see…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 7 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 7 NIXON Id stomp her till she rope like okra VOICE OF MRS ROBERTS Off stage right Lawd Miz Lewis you goinâ give me dat lil hanful of greens for me and…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 8 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 8 LINDSAY Laughing Yeah I member seein you comin down de road just so He limps wid one hand on his buttocks one day BRAZZLE Dis mule was so evil he used…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 9 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 9 a womans voice is heard off stage right VOICE Senator Senator Oh you Senator BOY Turning displeased matters Aw shux Loudly Mam VOICE If you dont come here you better SENATOR…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 10 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 10 JOE CLARK Aint laid my eyes on her Aint she working over in Maitland SENATOR Yessuhbut shes off today and mama sent her down here to get de groceries JOE CLARK…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 11 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 11 TEET Let her have emnobody dont keer They dont handle de In God we trust lak my Johnson Hes head bellman at de hotel BOOTSIE Mr Cox got moneys grandma and…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 12 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 12 LIGE To LINDSAY Run Joe Lindsay you aint been able to run since de big bell rung Look at dat gray beard LINDSAY Thank God I aint gray all over Im…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 13 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 13 WALTER Course you aint You dont have to All two boys need to do is to git stuck on de same girl and they done broke up right now Wimmen is…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 14 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 14 by alligators yall think he aint baptized so you cant take communion wid him Now I reckon you cant even drink lemonade and eat chicken perlow wid us HAMBO My Lord…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 15 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 15 and tole Jack to come in He did and looked all round de place Seven or eight preachers was sitting round de fire eatin and drinkin Where you been all dis…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 16 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 16 folks a little peace The children go down stage and call out SMALL BOY Hey Senator Hey Marthy Come on lets play chickme chickme craniecrow CHILDS VOICE Off stage All right…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 17 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 17 HEN Flapping wings to protect her young My chickens sleep HAWK Chickee During all this the hawk is feinting and darting in his efforts to catch a chicken and the chickens…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 18 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 18 ANOTHER VOICE Got him in the Louisville loop These remarks are drowned by the laughter of the playing children directly in front of the porch MAYOR JOE CLARK disturbed in his…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 19 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 19 LITTLE BOY at edge of stage thumbs his nose at the marshall LUM lumbers after the small boy Both exit HAMBO To CLARK who has been thinking all this while what…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 20 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 20 ANOTHER VOICE At the table We aint playin for money nohow Deacon We just playin a little Florida Flip HAMBO Ya all cant play no Florida Flip When I was a…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 21 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 21 LIGE Oh hum Yawning and putting down the deck of cards Lumâs sho a busy marshall Say aint Dave and Jim been round here yet I feel kinder like hearinâ a…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 22 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 22 LUM Play jus like Im in New York partner But we gotta try to catch that jack LIGE Threateningly Stick out your hand and draw back a nub WaLTER THOMAS plays…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 23 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 23 â WALTER I dont care if you is Pulls a quarter out of his pocket and lays it down on the box Twentyfive cents says I know the best one Lets…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 24 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 24 â Cut em WALTER Nope I never cut green timber FRANK deals and turns the card up FRANK Hearts boys He turns up an ace LUM Aw you snatched that ace…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 25 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 25 six months fore she could find him ANOTHER VOICE Well I knowed a woman so little that she had to get up on a soap box to look over a grain…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 26 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 26 â powerful long I went out in my front yard yesterday right after the rain and killed a great big ol cottonmouth SIMMS This sho is a snake town I certainly…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 27 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 27 â and walked out here and started this town befoâ you was born I aint like some of you new niggers come here when grapesâ ripe I was here to cut…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 28 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 28 â to tell me how to run my town MATTIE CLARK the Mayors wife comes timidly to the door wiping her hands on her apron Aint no man gonna tell me…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 29 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 29 â JIM Oh them white folks at the party shelled out right well Kept Dave busy pickin it up How much did we make today Dave DAVE 12 Striking his pocket…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 30 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 30 â OLD WOMAN Youall ought to be shame carrying on over a brazen heifer like Daisy Taylor Jus cause shes been up North and come back I reckon you cutting de…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 31 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 31 CLARK To DAVE and JIM Two of the finest gals that ever lived and friendly jusâ like youall is You two boys better take em back and stop them shiftless ways…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 32 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 32 â mans wife Guffaws CODY Feebly Aw you dont know whut you talkinâ bout JONES Naw I dont know but de folks in Sanford does Laughing Dey tell me when dat…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 33 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 33 DAVE Rabbit on the log Aint got no dog Shoot him with my rifle Bam Bam Some of the villagers join in song and others get up and march around the…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 34 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 34 beatin a man to his barn every mornin VOICE Glad to be round home with weall again aint you Daisy DAISY Is I glad I jus got off special early this…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 35 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 35 â JIM Yeah theres a lot of good parts to me You can have West Tampa if you want it DAISY You always was a nice quiet boy Jim DAVE Emerging…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 36 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 36 In a few moments he comes out of store fills the lamp and lights it DAISY Coming back toward JIM Aint you all gonna play and sing a little somethin for…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 37 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 37 VOICE All right now boys do it for Daisy jus as good as you do for dem white folks over in Maitland DAVE JIM Beginning to sing Got on the train…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 38 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 38 First thing I saw in jail Was a pot of peas But I rode some But I rode some First thing I saw in jail Was a pot of peas But…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 39 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 39 DAISY Diplomatically Both of you all is wonderful and I would like to see Dave dance a little DAVE There now I told you What did I tell you To JIM…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01
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Image 40 of The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts 40 OLD MAN WITH LANTERN Sho you aint stopped is you boy Music sound mighty good floatin down that dark road OLD WOMAN Yeah Jim go on play a little more Dont…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale - Hughes, Langston
- Date: 1931-01-01